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Table 2 The Free Course Student Doctor course: Each student can choose learning subjects, institutions and learning contents by themselves with mentor assistance. They experience work-based learning and receive formative feedback

From: Does changing from a teacher-centered to a learner-centered context promote self-regulated learning: a qualitative study in a Japanese undergraduate setting

Student: A 24-year-old male in the 2014 cohort

Mentor: A chief professor at the department of general internal medicine in Jichi Medical University

Date

Learning subjects

Institutions

Main learning contents

May

Emergency medicine

A public emergency medical center in the student’s home prefecture in Japan

The first aid for various emergent diseases

June

(1) Infectious diseases

(2) General internal medicine

(1) Jichi Medical University

(2) A private rural hospital in Japan

(1) In-patient management

(2) Management for common diseases

July

Clinical anatomy

Jichi Medical University

Anatomy practice

August

Intensive care

A public medical university in Japan

Advanced intensive care

September

(1) General internal medicine

(2) Ultrasonography

(1) A private hospital in Tokyo

(2) Jichi Medical University

(1) Management for common diseases

(2) Practical skills for ultrasound examinations

October

General internal medicine

Jichi Medical University

Management for complicated cases

November

Family medicine

The department of family medicine in a medical university in the US

Total health care, the role of family physicians in the US